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  1. I’m very careful what I do with the information I have been allowed to glean about people from social networks. To me its a form or trust. I;m also very careful who I link to. Have been from day one. Guess I have this privacy thing going, no I don’t think you can guess that, but I do.

    LinkedIn is n worst than the others, Its just how you use it. How you approach it. Its like Facebook, aspects of Facebook for me would make a great rant. But I just use it my way. That maynot be the intended way.

  2. I just don’t have this experience with LinkedIn. My level of connectedness is ostensibly similar to yours and I just don’t get the recruitment spam – maybe two so far this year.

    Maybe I have my profile set up all wrong – keywords, skills, etc. You must have the right recruiter spam mojo in yours.

  3. I have to agree with you about the interface- I really really hate it. I don’t enjoy using it. The information design is confusing and just feels like words everywhere.
    No spammy mail yet tho.

  4. Well I think the spammy email might’ve been my own fault.

    You see, I joined in early 2004. I didn’t have many friends *cries* so I signed up anyone and everyone who asked me. Yes, I was a LinkedIn floozy.

    So yesterday when I got to 102 members, I deleted 52. And because I can do math, and you can’t, that means I had exactly 50 left. I messaged a few people, blogged a bit, Facebooked my LinkedIn action and now I am back up to 101 members. But they are MUCH better quality friends – not nasty recruitment spammers – real people I have met and you know, know.

    @Jasmin, but you are right the interface still sucks.

  5. Hi Laurel, good article. I also got tired of LinkedIn inability to connect people influence for serious business, plus the spam was giving me the S&%Ts… I would appreciate your thoughts on a new startup http://www.8Contacts.com its like LinkedIn but connects people directly and without the social media aspect. Thanks

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